Peterborough Cathedral on a weekend late morning in January. Impressions: Awesome height, gold, stone, wood, marble, sunlight, candle light, shadows, history, ritual, hush, burial site of Catherine of Aragon Question: A plaque tells us that if Henry VIII had had a son with his first wife, he may not have set off the chain of …

Barbican on a week day afternoon in December. Impressions: Comfortingly bleak, damp, dark, cloudy, concrete, angular, empty, many ways to wander Question: Where do you walk comfortably when its dark and drizzly? Images: Find out more about Walk Coach Learn events and coaching

For the first time after 16 years of living here, my country mouse aunt came to visit me in London last summer. To my aunt, London is a big, scary, exciting city full of traffic, landmarks and tourists. This was an opportunity to show her the London that I live in. The beautiful, occasionally peaceful, …

Kew Winter Lights on a week day evening in December. Impressions: Magic, colour, shapes, creative, discovery, cold, crowded, laughing parents, tired children Question: Do you have a traditional family walk over Christmas? Images: Find out more about Walk Coach Learn events and coaching

Goodman’s Fields on a week day afternoon in November. Impressions: Not a field, not a park, a gap between towers of apartments and offices. Private space open to the public, unnaturally clean and tidy. Giant bronze horses running through water, security guard tells us the horses come alive in the night. Gray pavement slabs, gray horses …

El Retiro Park, Madrid, Spain on a November Sunday afternoon Impressions: A park to fall in love with, Autumnal orange and gold, windy, hidden paths, grand walk ways, incredible trees, crystal palace, surreal, strangely shaped trees growing in the lake or pruned into cloud shapes, four in a boat, each one gazing at their phone, …

A walk through the centre of Madrid, Spain by night in November Impressions: Mild evening, bars full of chatter, night wanderers, tourists, a couple of pickpockets thwarted, historical buildings lit up, chirruping road crossing lights, 6 lane boulevards thrumming with traffic, couples with arms around each other, children playing in the square Question: Where will …